Rosemary Collins
Features Editor
Rosemary Collins is the Features Editor for Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.
Recent articles by Rosemary Collins
Adeel Akhtar discovers his ancestors faced 'segregation' on Who Do You Think You Are?
Adeel Akhtar traced his Kenyan roots on Who Do You Think You Are?
Watch Toby Jones pay tribute to his ancestor’s traumatic wartime experience in clip from Who Do You Think You Are?
Toby Jones pays tribute to his ancestor John Jones in this clip from Who Do You Think You Are?
DNA tests will not answer every question about your family history, experts warn
Professor Turi King warned that DNA tests won't answer every question about your family history at an event at The London Archives
The best special offers and discounts for family historians
Get discounts on MyHeritage DNA tests and more with the best special offers for family historians
The best genealogy courses available now
Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses
Irish baby boy names: 10 of the best
Ten of the best boys' names to celebrate your Irish heritage
Toby Jones discovers the truth behind 'romantic' family story on Who Do You Think You Are?
Actor Toby Jones discovered a theatrical ancestor and family connections to India on Who Do You Think You Are?
Consultation opens on proposed fee increases at the National Records of Scotland
The National Records of Scotland has announced proposed fee increases to access Scottish family history records
What are tithe maps?
Tithe maps are an invaluable family history resource if your ancestors owned land – here’s how to find the old maps online
Over half of adults never send postcards, survey finds
English Heritage has found that 52% of adults never send postcards as the charity has launched a new range of children's postcards
'Vanishingly rare' copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in The National Archives by volunteer
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, a volunteer has discovered a rare new copy of the Declaration of Independence
When is Who Do You Think You Are? next on TV?
When is Who Do You Think You Are? next on TV, and who will appear on it? We answer your questions about the popular family history TV show
How did our ancestors celebrate royal coronations?
Catherine Curzon traces the history of British coronation traditions, from street parties to the first televised coronation
Irish wills: Why are they important, and where can you find them?
Irish ancestry research experts Paul Blake and Maggie Loughran explain how to find Irish wills
'Charlie Bit My Finger' and Liz Truss lettuce video among online videos preserved for the nation
The British Film Institute has announced a new collection of British online film
Fanny Cradock and Terence Rattigan revealed among London Library members in new online records
70,000 London Library membership records are now available in a new free database
“Found the beds empty”: Letter reporting lighthouse keepers’ mysterious 1900 disappearance to go on display for the first time
The letter will feature in a National Records of Scotland exhibition
‘Bechdel Test for history’ announced as research shows 81% of history textbooks focus on men
'The Parity Principle' will measure women's representation in historic texts
"They're not thinking about the victim in all this": Amy Dowden discovers shocking death of a teenage girl in her family history
Amy Dowden discovered a shocking death in her family history on Who Do You Think You Are?
Zoe Ball is moved to tears discovering the poignant story of her grandmother’s mental illness on Who Do You Think You Are?
Catch up on Zoe Ball's heartbreaking episode of Who Do You Think You Are?
Children of the Blitz: What is it and when is it on TV?
New BBC Two documentary Children of the Blitz captures the voices of the last survivors of the Blitz
From Brendan O'Carroll to Boy George, celebrities with incredible tales of Irish history in their family trees
Five of the most incredible tales of Irish family history from Who Do You Think You Are?
"Historic moment" as Ireland's first census is opened to the public online
The long-awaited 1926 Irish census is now free to search online
What is a second cousin? Cousin relationships explained
Find out what a second cousin is, what people mean by 'removed' and how to work out cousin relationships with our chart